東海道五十三次 程ヶ谷 かたびら橋 かたびら川|Hodogaya
ca. 1840
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
8 23/32 x 13 23/32 in. (22.2 x 34.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Francis Lathrop Collection, Purchase, Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, 1911
Accession Number
JP755
Tags
Art Historical Context
Utagawa Hiroshige *Hodogaya* is a captivating woodblock print from his series *The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōidō* (ca. 1833–1834, with later editions like this one around 1840). during Japan's Edo period (16151868), the seriesized the post stations along the vital Tōkaidō connecting Edo (modern Tokyo) to Kyoto. Travelers, pilgrims, and officials traversed this route, and Hiroshige's prints captured its scenic beauty, blending everyday life with dramatic landscapes. Hodogaya, the third station from Edo, features the Katabira Bridge spanning the Katabira River, evoking the journey's early ch...
About the Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige · 1826–1869
Utagawa Hiroshige (1797–1858), born Andō Tokutarō, was the last great master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock printmaking and one of the most influential landscape artists in history. Born in Edo (modern Tokyo) into a low-ranking samurai family serving as fire wardens, Hiroshige transformed landscape printmaking into a poetic meditation on nature, weather, and everyday life. His revolutionary approac...